Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

American basswood

Plant

English

American basswood, American lime, American linden, Basswood, Beetree, Carolina basswood, Florida basswood, Lime-tree, Linn, Mountain basswood, White basswood, Whitewood

Latin

Tilia americana L., Tilia caroliniana Mill., Tilia glabra Vent., Tilia heterophylla Vent., Tilia nigra Borkh., Tilia americana, Tilia caroliniana, Tilia heterophylla

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Alleviating, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Antiarthritic, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, arthritis, Arthrosis, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Cataplasm, chill, Chills, Cold, Colds, Common cold, compress, convulsive state, cramp, cramps, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, disease of the eye, dispel worms, Diuretic, Ephelis, expel worms, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, fomentation, Freckle, freckles, glycosuria, Gout, Head colds, helmint, hidrotic, Induce sweating, Inflammed joints, insomnia, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, low back pain, lumbago, mitigating, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, palliative, poultice, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, sedative, sleeplessness, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, sudorific, sugar in the urine, sugar in urine, sweat-inducing, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, treatment for worms, urinary sugar, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, worm, worms, Wrinkle, wrinkles

Warnings

brings on vomiting, causes diarrhoea, causes vomiting, Convulsant

Foods

Sugar substitute, sweetener, tea substitute

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Greece

Ingredients

 Farnesol, mucilage, sugar, Tannic acid, wax

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1047

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